The Baloch Culture Day was celebrated here at the Government College
University Lahore on Monday with zeal and fervor, as a large number of male
and female students wearing traditional Balochi dresses, turbans and
shalwar qameez and waistcoats paraded through the University's Bukhari
Lawns, performed folk dances and sang Balochi songs.
Vice Chancellor inaugurated the Baloch Culture Day event, appreciating the
enthusiasm of youth in removing misconceptions, protecting and promoting
awareness about their cultures, values and heritage. He said celebrating
culture days are aimed at spreading awareness, promoting cultural
integration and making efforts to keep alive all customs, traditions,
cultures and unique life-styles of people of the province.
He said GCU is a mini Pakistan where students from different cultural
backgrounds study together and also learn from each other about their
customs, traditions and life-styles. He announced forming the university
level Baloch, Pukhton, Kahsmiri and Sindhi cultural student societies at
GCU.
The Vice Chancellor also announced organizing the Pakistan Cultural
Festival at GCU Lahore on March 23, 2021 in which cultures of all provinces
and areas of Pakistan would be exhibited and celebrated with unity.
Later, Vice Chancellor led an on campus student walk held in connection the
Baloch Culture Day.